In the small-body approximation, write , with . The induced magnetic dipole moment is . Its effective interaction potential energy at fixed source current is
The factor accounts for inducing the moment: differentiating as if the moment were permanent would double the force. Equivalently, the instantaneous dipole force is . Thus the force on a small linearly magnetizable body is
From part (b), . Hence
For the ideal slender rod, . If the source's printed magnetisation is imposed instead, its corresponding conditional answer is
For and , both expressions point toward the loop, where the applied magnetic field is stronger; for the direction reverses toward the loop plane. A material with diamagnetism, , reverses this attraction. The force is in newtons, since a magnetic dipole moment times a field gradient has units . Both formulas assume linear response, negligible saturation and approximately uniform applied field across the sample.